Product description

From the legendary neurologist and bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat comes a powerful and compassionate (New York Times) book that examines the power of music and how it affects the brain.

Author information

Oliver Sacks is the author of "Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, "and many other books, for which he has received numerous awards, including the Hawthornden Prize, a Polk Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and lives in New York City, where he is a practicing neurologist. He recently accepted a new position at Columbia University. www.oliversacks.com

Review quote

"Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind." --"The New York Times""Curious, cultured, caring. . . . "Musicophilia" allows readers to join Sacks where he is most alive, amid melodies and with his patients." --"The Washington Post Book World""Sacks has an expert bedside manner: informed but humble, self-questioning, literary without being self-conscious."--"Los Angeles Times""Sacks spins one fascinating tale after another to show what happens when music and the brain mix it up." --"Newsweek""Sacks once again examines the many mysteries of a fascinating subject." --"The Seattle Times"